Rollin Lee Dollens, Firearm Charge, South Dakota 2020

A federal grand jury in South Dakota has indicted 52-year-old Rollin Lee Dollens of Parker on a firearm charge.

Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person is the charge filed against Dollens, who was indicted on February 11, 2020. He appeared in court on March 2, 2020, and pled not guilty to the indictment.

The maximum penalty upon conviction is 10 years in federal prison and/or a $250,000 fine, 3 years of supervised release, and $100 to the Federal Crime Victims Fund. Restitution may also be ordered.

The indictment alleges that on September 16, 2019, Dollens, knowingly being an unlawful user of and addicted to a controlled substance, knowingly possessed a firearm in Corson County, South Dakota.

The charge is merely an accusation and Dollens is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

The investigation is being conducted by the Northern Plains Safe Trails Drug Enforcement Task Force and the Corson County Sheriff’s Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Cameron J. Cook is prosecuting the case.

Dollens was released on bond pending trial. A trial date has not been set.

The case against Dollens serves as a reminder of the importance of gun control laws and the consequences of violating them. The federal government takes these charges seriously and will pursue prosecution to the fullest extent of the law.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sd/pr/parker-man-indicted-firearm-charge